CFAES’ Denise Ellsworth presents “Becoming a Community Scientist (and a Better Naturalist): How You Can Help Bees and Other Pollinators” as part of the Wooster Science Café series, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 7–8 p.m.
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Let’s talk about climate change in Ohio
Come join virtual “Conversations on the Politics and Science of Climate Change in the Buckeye State.” It’s the next monthly program by CFAES’ Environmental Professionals Network, set for Tuesday, Oct. 13, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Participating is free of charge.
Check out the lineup of speakers and register. (Photo: Getty Images.)
‘We put together a small feast’
Eric Tiu, left, and Jameel Watson came together by chance as roommates, found they shared a common experience as former members of 4-H—Tiu in Ohio, Watson in Jamaica—and used that experience to dive into raising backyard chickens in New York City. Result: fresh local meat and eggs for themselves as well as for people in need.
Read the story. (Photo courtesy Eric Tiu.)
Tune in: Ohio’s squirrels of many colors
The Wooster Science Café resumes virtually from 7–8 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 30, when the College of Wooster’s Rick Lehtinen presents “Getting to Know the Neighbors: Squirrels, Obsessions, and Long-term Data.”
CFAES reads for Sept. 24, 2020
Regenerative agriculture movement gains traction
Food Institute Blog, Sept. 18; Rattan Lal, School of Environment and Natural Resources (SENR), cited
Western wildfires cause hazy skies, intense Ohio sunsets
Columbus Dispatch, Sept. 16; featuring Aaron Wilson, OSU Extension
Are coyotes moving into your neighborhood?
Science News for Students, Sept. 3; featuring Stan Gehrt, SENR
Let’s talk: Q-and-As with conservation pros
CFAES’ Gwynne Conservation Area is hosting three series of talks during Farm Science Review—Woodlands, Wildlife and Aquatics, and Forages and Grazing—and a highlight of each series will be a live 30-minute session with professionals working in that industry. It’s a chance for you to ask questions and get answers from experts who know what you’re talking about.
CFAES reads for Sept. 17, 2020
New Ohio State president tours university’s Waterman lab
Ohio State News, Sept. 9; featuring CFAES’ Waterman Agricultural and Natural Resources Laboratory
Ohio easily outspends the rest of America in fighting algae
Toledo Blade (subscription required), Aug. 26
Keep learning more about birds
If birds are your passion, there’s plenty to tune into during CFAES’ virtual Farm Science Review, Sept. 22–24.
What’s ahead for America’s national parks?
The next Environmental Professionals Network (EPN) webinar, set for 10 to 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 15, looks at the future of America’s national parks, including the sufficiency of their funding and how they can be more inclusive.
Participating in the webinar is free and open to the public, but you have to register in advance.
EPN, a free professional organization, is a service of CFAES’ School of Environment and Natural Resources.
(Photo: Canyonlands National Park, Utah, Getty Images.)
For Buckeye fans, this is totally sweet
Buckeye fans now can pour official Ohio State Maple Syrup on their pancakes. It comes from the university’s Mansfield campus, where students and faculty with CFAES’ School of Environment and Natural Resources (SENR) planned and are running a nearly 20-acre sugarbush. A sugarbush is a maple tree forest used to produce maple syrup.
